I was up at the center with NWMRT for a training night on Tuesday and got a few snaps of the inside. They are having an open day in a month or so for local folks of the area and then hoping to have a second day to demonstrate the facilities to outdoor groups and […]
Bugger had me a nice well thought out piece of writing done then a fuse blows and kills everything, so onwards and sod the writing aspect. Got tired of trying to justify the price of some of the brand bought dried meals you can get as at around £6 for a main meal they are […]
By ClaireBear In January this year I decided that this would be the marathon year, not a road one as my body is wrecked so this seemed like the obvious choice. I entered the 10km last year and loved it, the route was nice, great run through kilbroney and the sun was splitting the trees. […]
A few weeks ago I headed to attempt on summit camp on Slieve Binnian. Having planned the same on a few previous occasions only for the weather to conspire against me, I was determined to achieve it this time. However with forecasts of wind speeds up to 35mph and gusts of even higher it was […]
No doubt everyone has heard or some may have been guilty of saying, “I don’t know my but mossies and midges seem to love me”. At the same time many of us are probably guilty of thinking that it’s rubbish and said person was just whining.Turns out they were right all along (apologies to all […]
Just back from my first overnight trip to the Mournes. I was very impressed by the extent of wild camping / bivi options on the high tops. My three friends opted to sleep under the shelter stone near the smaller NE tor of Slieve Bernagh. It was a bit tight for 4 and I wasn’t […]
I was over on Rathlin Island last weekend. Having the family in tow meant civilised accommodation in the Manor House rather than a bivi in the heather. I’ve been over several times before and have walked the whole of the northern clifftop. Unfortunately, walking access is still a problem over there with numerous barbed wire and […]
My son and I had an excellent easter trip to Lough Altan in Donegal. It was wild camping at its finest. An idyllic pitch, a campfire which burned all evening, a haunted mansion, and stars bright in the sky. And best of all, not a midge in sight! We parked up at the Errigal carpark […]
The last couple of years have been very lazy. My plans for all sorts of exciting camps and hikes have mostly been substituted with lazy nights around the fire cooking legs of lamb and swinging gently in hammocks. I was determined that 2014 would be a bit more adventurous and the Bullseye Bivvy Mark 2 […]
Link to a more detailed route description http://www.walkni.com/walks/186/causeway-coast-way/ Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started aFrom Ballycastle and walked towards the Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started from Ballycastle and walked towards Portrush […]
